CoffeeBreak With The Word

The football game is tense. The teams face off at the line and the quarterback looks at the defense’s deployment realizing that they’re onto the next play. What does he do? He ‘calls an audible,’ changing the play at the last minute. It can be a great choice or a disaster. If all of his […]

I enjoy “The Apprentice.” That’s the NBC TV reality show where the bright, ambitious people do all kinds of tasks to prove to Donald Trump that they are worthy of becoming a part of his business organization. For each assignment the competing groups choose a team leader who is held responsible for the execution of […]

The topic at the School of the Bible was healing. We are going through the Old Testament names of God and our text was found in Exodus 15 where there is the revelation of “Yahweh Rapha”- the Lord, our Healer. God made a great promise to His people saying, 26 “If you listen carefully to […]

Christianity is often ‘sold’ to Americans in consumer terms. “Come to Jesus,” we are told, “and you will find a happier life, a better marriage, a brighter future.” Churches, especially evangelical ones, have been quick to adopt Walmart’s methods of marketing- learning to shape the Gospel in terms that appeal to wide audiences and how […]

Every Christian is called to ministry! No, not every Believer will be a pastor, missionary, evangelist, or employed full time by a church. But, God gives each of us a place to serve Him and others in this world and service is ministry. Why we serve is one of the keys to being effective in […]

God is high and holy, majesty enthroned, worthy of our praise, and awesome to contemplate; but you would never know it to see the way some of us talk about Him and to Him. He is a marvelous Treasure to be sought. He is Wisdom to be pursued, and He is the Lord to be […]

I enjoy cooking, making dinner more than half the time in our home. It isn’t a chore, because it is an opportunity to be a little creative. In the winter, soup is a favorite creation for me. The basics of soup are much the same but it is the seasonings that make the difference between […]

I attended Walter’s funeral services yesterday. He had lived 68 years on this earth before he stepped over the threshold of eternity. As we went through the rituals of death and I watched the family deal with their grief, a Tim McGraw song echoed through my mind. As I understand, Tim wrote it after a […]

How do you make decisions — by accumulating facts or talking to others? Which do you prefer – a good book or a social gathering? Which do you tend to lean toward in your formation of faith- doctrine or testimony? Based on our early training and our personality type, we are likely to think that […]

I am so very grateful to know that I am a work ‘in progress.’ I am not who I was, nor am I yet all that I will be! Over dinner with friends on Sunday evening we were laughing together over the foibles and foolishness of our youth. Some 31 years ago, one of my […]